Barbie 2 Will Have to Start From Scratch if Warner Bros. Can't Make a Deal With Talent by December
Warner Bros. is negotiating higher pay and box-office participation for key talent as it races to keep the franchise from reverting to Mattel.
- On Friday, Warner Bros. reported negotiations with director Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling over a Barbie sequel, with deals required before rights revert to Mattel in December.
- Negotiations stalled because the studio and talent disagree on financial structures and profit participation, according to a recent New York Times report detailing internal debate at Warner Bros.
- Ryan Gosling seeks a $20 million salary, while Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav reportedly views proposed pay packages as "too generous." Profit participation also remains contested.
- Warner Bros. co-chairs Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca confirmed the deadlock, stating, "We have been unable to reach an agreement thus far" despite holding valid Mattel rights.
- Complicating development, future schedules see Robbie start Ocean 11 soon, Gosling prepare for Ghost Rider in 2028, and Gerwig promote Netflix Narnia early next year.
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Hollywood is usually quick to make sequels. But Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie reportedly want more money than the studio is willing to pay – and now time is running out.
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